By Drew Fortune Jonathan Wilson may be the coolest guy in L.A., which would place him pretty high in the running for coolest worldwide. From his press photos, he’s usually clad in a denim work shirt, with shades, long hair and beard obscuring his disarmingly handsome face. Yet, none of it feels like an affectation, […]
What a Wednesday night you have in store: ‣ The Kooks play the first of two nights at the Music Box behind their new album “Junk of the Heart.” Yawn opens. ‣ Peter Murphy and She Wants Revenge bring their co-headlining tour to Club Nokia. ‣ Resurgent L.A. quartet the Jealous Sound [see “Your Eyes […]
Things for your terrific Tuesday: ‣ Maynard James Keenan and Puscifer wind down a big tour behind their new album “Conditions of My Parole” with a show at the Orpheum Theatre. Carina Round opens. ‣ Long-running Chicago indie-rockers the Sea and Cake headline the Troubadour behind their ninth album, “The Moonlight Butterfly.” ‣ U.K. soul […]
A night in Hollywood to spin you around: ‣ The RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot is starting the new month off strong – Daniel Lanois & Rocco DeLuca, great at the Satellite a few weeks ago, headline, and L.A.’s Bleached will rock it too. Deluca, it was just announced today, has signed to 429 […]
‣ If it’s the first Sunday of the month, that means Daniel Ahearn and the Sunday Night Jones will be playing at the Satellite. L.A. band Taylor Locke & the Roughs and Canadian alternative folk-rock band Deep Dark Woods [See “West Side Street” ] also join in on the fun. ‣ Judson McKinney celebrates the […]
Fantastic Friday things: ‣ Old-school R&B adventurer Nick Waterhouse, at work on a debut album coming out in the spring, brings his edgy, vintage sounds to the Bootleg Theater. [Refresher: See the video for “I Can Only Give You Everything.”] The Allah Las and Anna Egge support. ‣ At the Echo, it’s soul phenom Allen […]
Thursday things: ‣ My Morning Jacket swings back through L.A. behind its Grammy-nominated 2011 release “Circuital,” holding forth at the Gibson Amphitheatre with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings opening. That’s Jim James, above, at MMJ’s show in August, 2010, at the Greek. ‣ Iggy and the Stooges play the Palladium in a show that was […]
‣ Cass McCombs winds down a busy and profilic year when the folk singer and his band play the Echo behind his new album “Humor Risk,” the second full-length he’s released in 2011. That’s Albert Herter’s video for “The Same Thing,” above. White Magic supports. ‣ At the Bootleg, Duniven celebrates the release of its […]
‣ Rachel Yamagata headlines a sold-out Troubadour behind her first release in three years, “Chesapeake.” Mike Viola, who released his own new album “Electro de Perfecto” in September, opens. That’s Yamagata’s video for “Even If I Don’t,” above. ‣ Sting does a second night at the Wiltern. ‣ Downtown/Union rocks the Echo behind its new […]
A more eclectic lineup you would be hard-pressed to find: The Quick Hellos, 7Horse, Frankel and Jack Burnside join the fun on Dec. 13 at Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday songwriter night at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park. The Quick Hellos’ acoustic set will come courtesy of ukulele-wielding Dan Crane and Glen Martin from the […]
